The Congress shall have Power to declare the Punishment of Treason, but no Attainder of Treason shall work Corruption of Blood, or Forfeiture except during the Life of the Person attainted.
I’m not intimidated.” According to U.S. Code Title 18, the penalty for treason — which is defined by the Constitution as levying war against the United States or adhering to the nation’s ...
The federal death penalty was first enacted in 1790 to punish certain federal crimes, such as treason, piracy and counterfeiting. In 1972, the U.S.